Harness



Dec. 4, 192s. 1,693,743

G.- BEUFORD HARNES S Filed Dec. 9, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l 6602?@ en/ore?,

Dec. 4, 1928. f l 1,693,743

G. BEUFORD HARNESS Filed D60. 9, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 4, y,

UNITED y sTATEs t,11.'2rrENTg ortica GEORGE BEUFORD, oF` I AGEToN, 'wnsr vias-INIA, (AssIGNoR or v WILLIAM n. 000K, orf PAGnroN, WEST VIRGINIA.

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yApplication filed December 9, 192.7. Serial No. 238,805.`

This invention relates generally to harness for horses or mules and particularly to a half loop harness for mules used in mines.

Among the purposes and ob]ects of the invention are to provide a harness whereby the labor incident to drawing the cars through ,the mines will be inaterialy reduced, and whereby the draft strain will be more evenly distributed and whereby weight and strain upon the horses collar will be considerably lessened by distributing the `weight and strainr upon a saddle strap and breeching.

lith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features ot construction, combination andarrangeinent of parts as will be hereinafter referredto and more particularlypointed out in the specilication'and claim.

In the accompanying drawings,-- Y

Figure l is a view of a horse or mule equipped with the harness;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the haines on line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Figure 3 is a view of the saddle strap and belly-band on the line 3--8 of Figure l;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure l; n

Figure 5 is a plan view of the breeching and attachment-s; and v Figure 6 isa plan view of the spider' and supporting strap connected therewith, a portion of the spider pad being broken away to show the spider ring, and manner of connecting the strap thereto.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings by numerals of referei'i'ce, and atY this time to Figure l, in which I have illustrated the application of my n'npiovedharness to a horse or mule, 1 designates the han'iesA of the usual construction having the hook and chain fastener 2, also common in the art, said haines being also provided with the trace rings 3. y Y

The harness propercomprises a centering spider 4, which includes-a metal ring 5, suitablv covered upon each side withleather pads ing and locking adjusting buckles l1 are connected at spaced intervals to the breech strip 8.

v Connected at one end with the trace rings 34 on the haines l, and at the other end with the ring 5 of the spider 4, are a pair of back straps l2, adjustable through buckles 14, these Ystraps l2, intermediate their ends, passing through. loops l5 formed in the saddle strap 1G, the lower portion forming rthe belly-band 1 i7, havingsecuring buckle 18.

The main traces 19, in the present instance shown as chains, are each connected at their forward ends with the trace rings 3, and at their extreme rear ends are secured to hooks formt-id on the forward ends of metal plate 2i riveted tothe metal strip 8 of the breeching 7, towardthe rear of the latter. The

-. of an elongated link 25 which passes through 'straps 26 secured on each side of said saddle strap at about its junction with the bellyband. Toward their rear ends, the trace chains Ieach pass through a metal ring 27 secured upon each side of vthe metal breeching strip 8, the opening 28 in each of these rings consisting of an upright elongated slot, serving 'to cooperate with a link of the chain, and by proper manipulation of the latter adjustsaid chain and ring relatively to one another as will be readily appreciated, and thus properly adjusting the arrangement of the harness on the animal. i'\dditional tug chains Q9 may be connectedl with 4the trace rings $3, and rings 30 with the trace chains as vshown in Figure l.

Frein the foregoing description of the con-` struction ofiny improved apparatus, it will be seenv that l have'provided a simple, inexpensive and eflicient means forcarrying out the obj ects'of the invention, and while I have rear portions of these metal-plates 2ll termiparticularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction inay be resorted to, without departprinciples of the invention.

' ine` from the s irit or sacrilicinfT an of the b v k3 Having described myv invention, what 1 Harness foi' eV collar,v a belly `bene'l and e breeehing strap.; trenes connected at one endV Withthe coller` claim as new and ydesire to protect by Letters Petent isz-ff Y draft animal leemprising i a and sitthei'r other enswi'th `the bieeching strap and connected` et" points,y intermediate theirends with the belly band, Vdraft memberi ring with the breeching strap et spaced intelz vals and back Straps et one end with the spider ring ,and crossing each other over the back of the animal, and connected at their` other ends with the collar at the ,fon

Werd 'ends of the traces, theintei'mediate i portions of the back lstraps slidably engaging the belly band. d y

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

" i y y GEORGE BEUEoRn. 

